US floated Donbas-for-NATO trade in Ukraine talks, Zelensky says
What's new: Zelensky said Kyiv would put any deal with security guarantees, military freedom and reconstruction funds to a referendum.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the United States raised, for the first time, a possible trade in which Ukraine would pull its remaining forces from Donbas in exchange for joining NATO. Zelensky said he would take any such proposal to the public if it included concrete security guarantees, no limits on Ukraine’s military and money to rebuild the country. His remarks followed US-brokered talks involving Russia and separate meetings with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. Zelensky also said Moscow rejected a proposed ceasefire on attacks against energy targets, underscoring how far apart the sides remain despite efforts to widen negotiations to include European officials.